The Good Tech Companies - Agents Unleashed Podcast: Inside the Decentralized AI Revolution Challenging Big Tech

Episode Date: July 1, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/agents-unleashed-podcast-inside-the-decentralized-ai-revolution-challenging-big-tech. Agents Unleashed Podcast dives into decentralized AI, crypto agents, and co-owned infrastructure—giving builders a weekly pulse on the open AI movement. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #agents-unleashed-podcast, #decentralized-ai-podcast, #olas-protocol, #co-owned-ai-agents, #crypto-ai-agents, #agent-economy, #autonomous-agent-coordination, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @jonstojanjournalist. Learn more about this writer by checking @jonstojanjournalist's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Agents Unleashed is the first podcast dedicated to decentralized AI, co-owned agents, and coordination protocols. Hosted by Olas, it gives listeners front-row access to a growing movement challenging Big Tech’s AI dominance—featuring real-world use cases, product insights, and interviews with pioneers building a new intelligent internet.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Agents Unleashed Podcast. Inside the Decentralized AI Revolution Challenging Big Tech, by John Stoyan Journalist. The biggest shift in artificial intelligence isn't coming from big tech, it's coming from builders, developers, and researchers scattered across the globe, working on open infrastructure, collaborative tools, and co-owned agents. Until now, this growing community hasn't had a place to gather beyond high-energy conferences and telegram chats. That changes with the launch of the Agents Unleashed podcast, created by Ola Sand hosted by Thomas Maybriar. This weekly show brings the decentralized

i-ecosystem together in one ongoing conversation. Each episode connects the dots between crypto, autonomous agents, and co-owned intelligence. The podcast is not just a recap of what's happening, it's a front row seat to a movement that's challenging the norms of big tech and pushing AI into uncharted territory. If you care about the future of AI agents, this might be the most important podcast you listen to right now. From global gatherings to ongoing conversation the podcast follows in the footsteps of Olaz's wildly successful Agents Unleashed event series, which has grown into a global phenomenon. Since early 2024, the series has touched down in six major cities, Denver, Berlin, Brussels, San Francisco, Singapore, and Bangkok, bringing together over 2,500

attendees from across the AI and crypto space. Each event features expert panels, alpha drops, and boundary-pushing demos that draw everyone from protocol engineers to venture capitalists. The most recent event, held during ETH Denver, saw over 1,700 registrations and proved that the appetite for decentralized AI isn't niche, it's massive. However, even with the buzz, these events left a noticeable gap. There was no way to keep the momentum alive between them.

Conversations sparked on stage or in breakout rooms had nowhere to go after the lights dimmed. The agents unleashed podcast as Olaas's answer to that challenge. It's designed to extend the spark, delivering insight and connection week after week. And the timing couldn't be better. The podcast covers the latest developments in AI, centralized and decentralized, and spotlights founders in the Web3 spacebuilding AI agents, said David Menarche, CEO of Valerie and founding member of Olaas. We already observe that the podcast is

used as a source of information by users in the OlaS ecosystem. Not just noise, substance you can build within an AI media landscape filled with hype, hot takes, and platform marketing, Agents Unleashed is refreshingly different. The show focuses on the parts of i that matter most but are often overlooked. How decentralized systems work, how user-owned agents interact, and why coordination is just as important as computation. Its first episode, Builder's Night Wrap-Up, offers a behind-the-scenes look at Ithdenver's most forward-thinking AIX crypto event. The second episode, User-Owned AI. Where We're At, Where We're Going,

features David Menarche discussing why the next stage of AI isn't just smarter models, it's smarter ownership. The podcast fills a serious void in the agent ecosystem. Until now, there hasn't been a single media channel solely focused on autonomous agents, coordination protocols, and agent-to-agent interactions. Agents Unleashed isn't just reporting on progress, it's documenting the architecture of a new internet. Also, Agents Unleashed isn't just for engineers or researchers, it's designed for the crypto-X AI curious.

AI progress is so fast that it's hard to stay on top of what's hype and what has substance, David noted. The podcast tries to break it down by covering noteworthy announcements and trialing live products. Each episode offers technical depth and context, but without losing clarity. Whether you're building your own AI agent or just learning about the possibilities, this is where the conversation begins. The infrastructure behind the MIC, the ideas behind the agent's unleashed podcast aren't just theoretical. Ollis Protocol has already coordinated over 7 million on chain transactions, powered 3.8 million agent to agent interactions, and currently supports 500 daily active agents.

Much of this adoption is tied to Perl, Olus's flagship desktop app that allows anyone to run and own AI agents. Every new Perl user becomes part of the Olus ecosystem. These agents access a decentralized marketplace, MEC, to collaborate with other agents and complete user-defined objectives. Products like Predictand Baby Degen are already helping users forecast markets and interact with crypto assets using intelligent coordination. Each of these agents operates in a decentralized manner, managed by community participants who are helping shape what co-owned AI can actually look like. Now, with this podcast, those insights are being shared widely for the first time.

Through this show, OLAAS isn't just broadcasting updates. It's building an archive of the decentralized AI movement, an ongoing, public roadmap that helps developers and thinkers stay aligned while pushing forward. It also sends a signal. The era of centralized, black box intelligence is being challenged not just in code, but in culture. This podcast becomes a window into a world where AI is no longer something you rent. It's something you run, shape, and ultimately co-own. This is just the beginning. As the agent economy expands, coordination will matter more than ever. AI agents are already managing on-chain portfolios, running research pipelines, and acting as autonomous collaborators in digital systems. Soon, they'll be coordinating entire workflows, learning from each other and operating at a scale that requires thoughtful infrastructure and open conversation.

The Agents Unleashed podcast is an early node in that network. It's a place to discuss technical breakthroughs, governance challenges, real-world use cases, and the people behind them. With each episode, the podcast builds not just a community but a shared vocabulary for a field still taking shape. This isn't a branded content play or a promotional stunt. It's a long-term investment in the connective tissue of a decentralized future. So, whether you're an agent developer, an investor in crypto infrastructure, or someone

simply curious about where intelligence is headed, Agents Unleashed is the podcast that will keep you on the frontier, not watching from the sidelines. Tune in to the Agents Unleashed podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple. Thank you for listening to this Hacker Noon story, read by Artificial Intelligence. Visit HackerNoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.